Definition for Foxhound:

• A hound for chasing foxes: a variety of hound in which are combined, in the highest degree of excellence, fleetness, strength, spirit, fine scent, perseverance, and subordination. The foxhound is smaller than the staghound, its average height being from 20 to 22 inches. It is supposed to be a mixed breed between the staghound or the bloodhound and the greyhound. It is commonly of a white color with patches of black and tan.

Synonyms for Foxhound:

• n.

  •animal (noun)
  • foxhound.
  •dog (noun)
  • German Shepherd,
  • cocker spaniel,
  • dachshund,
  • retriever,
  • pointer,
  • boxer,
  • schnauzer,
  • poodle,
  • boarhound,
  • toy poodle,
  • griffon,
  • whippet,
  • pug,
  • mastiff,
  • French poodle,
  • scotch terrier,
  • afghan,
  • spitz,
  • Irish Wolfhound,
  • Labrador Retriever,
  • cairn terrier,
  • Siberian wolfhound,
  • sheep dog,
  • dingo,
  • bloodhound,
  • terrier,
  • pomeranian,
  • spaniel,
  • greyhound,
  • husky,
  • Great Dane,
  • Yorkshire Terrier,
  • bull terrier,
  • Aberdeen terrier,
  • borzoi,
  • Doberman Pinscher,
  • pekinese,
  • dalmatian,
  • chow,
  • airedale,
  • bulldog,
  • setter,
  • chihuahua,
  • beagle,
  • golden retriever,
  • basset hound,
  • wolfhound,
  • collie,
  • samoyed,
  • English Setter,
  • welsh terrier,
  • Irish Setter.
  •hunter (noun)
  • foxhounds,
  • chaser,
  • stalking horse,
  • coursers,
  • chasers,
  • hunting horse,
  • rabbit hound,
  • courser,
  • hunting dog.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • gun dog,
  • lapdog,
  • guide dog,
  • mutt,
  • service dog,
  • mongrel,
  • guard dog,
  • police dog,
  • bird dog,
  • seeing-eye dog,
  • attack dog,
  • sheepdog.
  •
  • watchdog.

Foxhound Sentence Examples:

• He was out on the lawn, in through the window, round the room, and up into the bedroom, for all the world like a dashing foxhound drawing a cover.

• A foxhound rose from the moth - eaten leopard - skin by the hearth as they came in.

Homophones for Foxhound:

• fecund, fecundity, fag end, fascinated, figment, fecundate, fascinate, Fbi Agent, foxhunt, fashioned, fig moth, feigned, fish joint, fishnet.

Hypernym for Foxhound:

• n.

  • animal
    walker foxhound, walker hound, American Foxhound, English Foxhound.

Hyponym for Foxhound:

• n.

  • animal
    hound dog, hound.